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Big Think: Trauma doesn’t end when the danger does, and for decades, science couldn’t explain why. Rachel Yehuda, a leading PTSD researcher, has spent her career inside that question, uncovering the way that trauma can leave impressions on our genes, sometimes passing biological echoes of those events to the next generation.

Playback speed 1× Subtitles Share post Share post at current time Share from 17:47 2:41 / 50:00 Transcript My current research is really about understanding long-term effects of stress and really entertaining the question of why we are so transformed when we undergo traumatic experiences and why the effects can linger for so long. We are looking at a variety of hormonal and molecular mechanisms to try to help us understand that. I’m also interested in treatment of PTSD. And really what to do about the fact that so many people have effects of traumatic experiences that trouble them. They feel haunted by their traumatic experiences or they feel really stuck because of things that have happened to them in the past. So what’s the best way to get unstuck and what’s the best way to move forward following trauma exposure? So those are the things that my colleagues and I are studying. Why I’ve dedicated my career to studying the effects of trauma is because trauma exposure seems to be everywhere. And increasingly, the more we seem to be learning about the effects of trauma, in some ways, the more stuck we’re getting as a society. We see it as sort of an insurmountable burden or barrier when, in fact, there’s always been stress and there’s always been trauma. And truly, there must also be a way to go forward in the face of trauma and use the lessons of trauma to really achieve resilience and post-traumatic growth. I think what’s really helpful is to make the distinction between the experience of stress and the experience of trauma. So maybe what’s useful is to talk about the difference between stress and trauma. We experience both on pretty much a regular basis, according to statistics. Many people see it as a kind of continuum, with stress being maybe a less serious version of trauma, and trauma’s sort of at the other end of the spectrum. And that’s not entirely wrong. A stressful event is something that is challenging to you in the moment. It could be a trouble at work, trouble in interpersonal relationships. It could be an illness or coping with really any of a number of things. When most people talk about a traumatic experience, they’re talking more in the order of life threat, interpersonal violence, childhood abuse, combat, being in a natural disaster. So clearly there is a range of challenging events with trauma being at the other end of the spectrum. But the differences go even deeper than that because when we talk about a stressful situation, 38 1 3 A PTSD researcher explains MDMA-assisted therapy This isn’t a trip, it’s the … Continue reading

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Yale University: How Our Past Trauma Drives Our Brain’s Response to New Stress

In Depth How Our Past Trauma Drives Our Brain’s Response to New Stress By Isabella Backman August 2025 3 Minute Read Share article A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences offers insight into how past stress impacts a person’s … Continue reading

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Why Empaths Trigger Envy in People Who Pretend to Love Them | Carl Jung Original

The Self Oct 15, 2025 #CarlJung#EmpathAwakening#ShadowWork Why the Empaths’ Light Triggers Envy in People Who Pretend to Love Them | Carl Jung Original). “Wherever light appears, the shadow sharpens.” — Carl Jung 🌑 Some people say they love your light … Continue reading

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Verbal abuse in childhood has devastating impact on adult brain

Mental Health Verbal abuse in childhood has devastating impact on adult brain By Bronwyn Thompson August 06, 2025 Words can cause significant harm, new study shows A major new study has found that verbal abuse in childhood may be just as … Continue reading

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Neuroscience News: Reflecting on Parents in Therapy Can Shift Childhood Memories

Reflecting on Parents in Therapy Can Shift Childhood Memories Featured Neuroscience Psychology October 12, 2024 Summary: New research suggests that reflecting on a parent in therapy can subtly alter how a person recalls feelings from childhood, even if the question is … Continue reading

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Wisdom sometimes comes with age. Decades ago I was diagnosed and remain taking medications for bipolar and anxiety complicated by a traumatic brain injury; then breast cancer. I must admit I have found great solace listening, reading, watching YouTube of Dr Gabor Mate. He is a medical doctor who is human and admits to his own “hungry ghosts”; he never ceases to look for the reasons why. This is so important because it takes us back to the philosophers who too stated the importance in finding a purpose in life. Below is the latest culmination of Dr Gabor Mate’s work. If you know of someone badgered, beaten down, stigmatised, dismissed by society, please share this, it means you care.

Conversation opened. 1 read message. Skip to contentUsing Gmail with screen readers 2 of 27,942 Trauma is not what happens to you Inbox The Wisdom of Trauma <support@scienceandnonduality.com> Unsubscribe Fri, Jul 26, 6:46 PM (2 days ago)   Dear Michelle, According … Continue reading

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Day by day more and more sexual abuse is reported. Private schools are not immune and it is worth watching this interview by Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer … talk about his school with teachers who were sadists, a woman “Please” who basically raped young boys. These schools moulded young people often sent to school at the age of 8. “Abuse is at its worst with people you are supposed to trust”… “Trauma has no sense of time”. Julie Samuel THERAPY WORKS. A Talk with Charles Spencer about Childhood Sexual Abuse. Where there are Predators there is Prey is a saying that captivates my personal attention and this telling of truth by a 59 year old should be told because vulnerabilities are not just about being poor; it is about people who look out for those they can abuse. Fr Shay Cullen talks about abuse of children in the Philippines via the webcam and their parents selling their children often babes in arms. There has to be a way of preventing paedophilia. Smart phones show that young boys are accessing porn and violence (through games) as young as 10.

91,795 views 13 Mar 2024 Therapy Works In this episode of the Therapy Works podcast, I’m speaking with Charles Spencer, who shares his traumatic experiences at a boarding school where he faced physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Charles discusses the … Continue reading

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Gabor Mate: “Gaza occupies my heart!” | The InnerView.

TRT World 7.24M subscribers 63,026 views 20 May 2024 Gabor Mate tells Imran Garda that the ongoing war in Gaza has weighed heavily on him. A holocaust survivor and world-renowned expert on trauma, Mate talks about the impact of generational … Continue reading

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The Modern World Is Making Men Lonely, Addicted & Lost! – Escape Society’s Matrix | Gabor Matè

Tom Bilyeu 4.25M subscribers <__slot-el> 2,237,779 views 16 Sept 2022 Full Episodes of Impact Theory Restart Your Life in 7 Days https://bit.ly/3JvtCBQ WE are EXCITED to bring to you our NEW Impact Theory en Español YouTube channel. PLEASE share with … Continue reading

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A tragic ripple: The post-October 7 mental health crisis. Source: Blog – The Times of Israel. Comment: Mental illness/Mental Health … any source of experience can be of benefit to many who suffer with mental illness or in the case of war those who have PTSD.

Featured Post A tragic ripple: The post-October 7 mental health crisis First responders and survivors suffer from the failure to integrate mental health care into emergency response and recovery plans Zaka personnel collect clothes that belong to the victims of … Continue reading

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